Elasticsearch input plugin v4.0.4edit

  • Plugin version: v4.0.4
  • Released on: 2017-06-23
  • Changelog

For other versions, see the overview list.

To learn more about Logstash, see the Logstash Reference.

Getting Helpedit

For questions about the plugin, open a topic in the Discuss forums. For bugs or feature requests, open an issue in Github. For the list of Elastic supported plugins, please consult the Elastic Support Matrix.

Descriptionedit

Compatibility Note

Starting with Elasticsearch 5.3, there’s an HTTP setting called http.content_type.required. If this option is set to true, and you are using Logstash 2.4 through 5.2, you need to update the Elasticsearch input plugin to version 4.0.2 or higher.

Read from an Elasticsearch cluster, based on search query results. This is useful for replaying test logs, reindexing, etc.

Example:

    input {
      # Read all documents from Elasticsearch matching the given query
      elasticsearch {
        hosts => "localhost"
        query => '{ "query": { "match": { "statuscode": 200 } }, "sort": [ "_doc" ] }'
      }
    }

This would create an Elasticsearch query with the following format:

    curl 'http://localhost:9200/logstash-*/_search?&scroll=1m&size=1000' -d '{
      "query": {
        "match": {
          "statuscode": 200
        }
      },
      "sort": [ "_doc" ]
    }'

Elasticsearch Input Configuration Optionsedit

This plugin supports the following configuration options plus the Common Options described later.

Setting Input type Required

ca_file

a valid filesystem path

No

docinfo

boolean

No

docinfo_fields

array

No

docinfo_target

string

No

hosts

array

No

index

string

No

password

password

No

query

string

No

scroll

string

No

size

number

No

ssl

boolean

No

user

string

No

Also see Common Options for a list of options supported by all input plugins.

 

ca_fileedit

  • Value type is path
  • There is no default value for this setting.

SSL Certificate Authority file in PEM encoded format, must also include any chain certificates as necessary

docinfoedit

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is false

If set, include Elasticsearch document information such as index, type, and the id in the event.

It might be important to note, with regards to metadata, that if you’re ingesting documents with the intent to re-index them (or just update them) that the action option in the elasticsearch output wants to know how to handle those things. It can be dynamically assigned with a field added to the metadata.

Example

    input {
      elasticsearch {
        hosts => "es.production.mysite.org"
        index => "mydata-2018.09.*"
        query => "*"
        size => 500
        scroll => "5m"
        docinfo => true
      }
    }
    output {
      elasticsearch {
        index => "copy-of-production.%{[@metadata][_index]}"
        document_type => "%{[@metadata][_type]}"
        document_id => "%{[@metadata][_id]}"
      }
    }

docinfo_fieldsedit

  • Value type is array
  • Default value is ["_index", "_type", "_id"]

List of document metadata to move to the docinfo_target field To learn more about Elasticsearch metadata fields read http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/_document_metadata.html

docinfo_targetedit

  • Value type is string
  • Default value is "@metadata"

Where to move the Elasticsearch document information by default we use the @metadata field.

hostsedit

  • Value type is array
  • There is no default value for this setting.

List of elasticsearch hosts to use for querying. each host can be either IP, HOST, IP:port or HOST:port port defaults to 9200

indexedit

  • Value type is string
  • Default value is "logstash-*"

The index or alias to search.

passwordedit

  • Value type is password
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Basic Auth - password

queryedit

  • Value type is string
  • Default value is "{ \"sort\": [ \"_doc\" ] }"

The query to be executed. Read the Elasticsearch query DSL documentation for more info https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl.html

scrolledit

  • Value type is string
  • Default value is "1m"

This parameter controls the keepalive time in seconds of the scrolling request and initiates the scrolling process. The timeout applies per round trip (i.e. between the previous scroll request, to the next).

sizeedit

  • Value type is number
  • Default value is 1000

This allows you to set the maximum number of hits returned per scroll.

ssledit

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is false

SSL

useredit

  • Value type is string
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Basic Auth - username

Common Optionsedit

The following configuration options are supported by all input plugins:

Setting Input type Required

add_field

hash

No

codec

codec

No

enable_metric

boolean

No

id

string

No

tags

array

No

type

string

No

Detailsedit

 

add_fieldedit

  • Value type is hash
  • Default value is {}

Add a field to an event

codecedit

  • Value type is codec
  • Default value is "plain"

The codec used for input data. Input codecs are a convenient method for decoding your data before it enters the input, without needing a separate filter in your Logstash pipeline.

enable_metricedit

  • Value type is boolean
  • Default value is true

Disable or enable metric logging for this specific plugin instance by default we record all the metrics we can, but you can disable metrics collection for a specific plugin.

idedit

  • Value type is string
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Add a unique ID to the plugin configuration. If no ID is specified, Logstash will generate one. It is strongly recommended to set this ID in your configuration. This is particularly useful when you have two or more plugins of the same type, for example, if you have 2 elasticsearch inputs. Adding a named ID in this case will help in monitoring Logstash when using the monitoring APIs.

input {
  elasticsearch {
    id => "my_plugin_id"
  }
}

tagsedit

  • Value type is array
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Add any number of arbitrary tags to your event.

This can help with processing later.

typeedit

  • Value type is string
  • There is no default value for this setting.

Add a type field to all events handled by this input.

Types are used mainly for filter activation.

The type is stored as part of the event itself, so you can also use the type to search for it in Kibana.

If you try to set a type on an event that already has one (for example when you send an event from a shipper to an indexer) then a new input will not override the existing type. A type set at the shipper stays with that event for its life even when sent to another Logstash server.